Wasting carbon resources chasing birds seems so frivolous but less so than proving that one is alive by killing wildlife or spending time outdoors creating such cacophony to ruin the experience for everyone around. I find humankind to have many wonderful qualities except for the need to have all answers in black and white. Recently [...]
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Days in the field
Posted in Birds, California, Field Trips, Wildlife, tagged Birding, Birds, field, fun, happy, light, love, right, wrong on April 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – Gainesville to Ocala National Forest – Day 21, July 10th.
Posted in Amphibians, Birds, Field Trips, Florida, Grand Adventure, Mom, Reptiles, tagged Florida Scrub Jay, freshwater spring, Ocala National Forest on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Went on an adventure with my Mother in search of the Florida Scrub-Jay and the elusive Limpkin; success on the jays but skunked again on the Limpkin. Ocala National Forest is east of Ocala and has many varied habitats.
Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – White House, Senate, Capitol, Roosevelt Island – Day 13, July 2nd.
Posted in Birds, Field Trips, Grand Adventure, National Parks/Preserves/Refuges, Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial, Washington DC, tagged Audubon, lobby, Senate, Teddy Roosevelt, U.S. Capitol, White House on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had always wanted to visit the White House but it was one stop I had never had the opportunity. My sister-in-law works for the Office of Management and Budget at the White House so I finagled a tour from her.
Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – Mono Lake to Bryce Canyon National Park – Day 2, June 21st.
Posted in Birds, Bryce Canyon National Park, Butterflies, California, Field Trips, Grand Adventure, Mammals, Mono Lake, Nature, Nevada, Reptiles, Utah, tagged Badger, Butterflies, Mono Lake Bird Chautauqua, Nevada, Prairie Falcon, Pronghorn, Wild Horse on June 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A leisurely morning led to the Sunday morning Butterfly Ramble where I took a group of 15 enthusiastic nature lovers out butterflying. There were few butterflies, although on the trip down the Lee Vining Creek trail several Behr’s Hairstreak were found on their hostplant “Bitterbrush”.
